Middlesbrough 4-1 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 29 October 2005

Result

Middlesbrough 4-1 Manchester United

Premier League · Saturday 29 October 2005, 16:15 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Middlesbrough 4-1 Manchester United: match report

Middlesbrough won against Manchester United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 October 2005. The half-time score was 3-0.

Gaizka Mendieta opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Gaizka Mendieta (2'), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (25'), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (45', penalty) and Gaizka Mendieta (78'). Manchester United scored through Cristiano Ronaldo (90').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Manchester United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 12 points from 10 and Manchester United 6th on 18 points from 9. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Manchester United 2nd with 83.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 6 for Manchester United.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-D-W-L-D and Manchester United's D-W-W-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Gaizka MendietaMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 18'Yellow card · Emanuel PogatetzMiddlesbrough
  • 20'Yellow card · Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United
  • 25'Goal · Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 45'Penalty goal · Yakubu AiyegbeniMiddlesbrough · 3-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Alan SmithManchester United
  • 71'Yellow card · Darren FletcherManchester United
  • 78'Goal · Gaizka MendietaMiddlesbrough · 4-0
  • 90'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 4-1
  • 90'Yellow card · John O'SheaManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 1, Manchester United 6.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up

Mark Schwarzer, Franck Queudrue, Chris Riggott, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stuart Parnaby, George Boateng, Fábio Rochemback, Gaizka Mendieta, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Matthew Bates

Manchester United expected line-up

Roy Carroll, John O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand, Mikaël Silvestre, Wes Brown, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Louis Saha, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy